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Thanni Sambar - Sombeari Sambar

Thanni Sambar / Sombeari Sambar, as per its name, this is an easy sambar to prepare when you feel really lazy to cook. No vegetables are required to make this sambar. This sambar will be really really watery. You know how watery it will look? When you see it, it will just look like a rasam. Though it is a simple and easy dish to make, the taste will be awesome. This tastes good with steamed rice as well as idli or dosa.

Ingredients:

Toor Dal - 2 Hand Full

Garlic - 3 Cloves

Asafoetida - a pinch

Shallots - 3 No.

Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp.

Onion - 2 No.

Tomato - 2 No.

Green Chili - 2 No.

Tamarind Extract - 1/4 Cup

Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp.

Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp.

Fenugreek Seeds - 1/2 tsp.

Curry Leaves - 2 Strings

Chopped Coriander Leaves - 2 tbsp.

Oil - 2 tbsp.

Salt to taste

Method:

1. Pressure cook the dal with garlic, shallots, turmeric powder, cumin seeds and asafoetida. Once cooked, mash it nicely with a masher. Finely chop the tomatoes and thinly slice the onions. Heat oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds. When the mustard splutters, add the fenugreek seeds and saute for few seconds.